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The Supreme Court issued guidelines to address the interference of Khap panchayats in marriages between consenting adults. The court ruled that such self-appointed village bodies cannot prevent adults from exercising their right to choose their partners.
The NGO Common Cause filed a plea seeking to declare the 'right to die with dignity' as part of the fundamental right to life. The Supreme Court legalized passive euthanasia and the execution of living wills under specified conditions.
Six petitioners, including Shayara Bano and Ishrat Jahan, challenged the practice of instant triple talaq in the Supreme Court. The court examined the constitutionality of the practice in a landmark ruling.
In the case of Shyam Narayan Chouksey vs Union of India, the Supreme Court of India issued an interim order in November 2016 mandating that cinema halls play the national anthem before film screenings. As reported on 9 January 2018, the Supreme Court modified this order and ruled that playing the national anthem in cinema halls is no longer mandatory.
Social activist Teesta Setalvad filed a plea seeking a review of the Supreme Court's 1995 judgment, which defined Hindutva as a 'way of life'. The Supreme Court declined to entertain the plea to reconsider or revisit the two-decade-old verdict.
The Supreme Court reaffirmed its 1962 ruling in this matter, clarifying that criticism of the government does not constitute sedition unless it incites violence.
Following the 2014 Supreme Court judgment recognizing transgender people as a third gender and directing the government to provide social welfare, activists have reported that implementation of these benefits remains slow and inadequate. State governments are beginning to introduce specific welfare measures like pensions and housing.
A batch of petitions challenged the constitutional validity of the criminal defamation provisions in the Indian Penal Code. The Supreme Court upheld the validity, ruling that the right to reputation is a protected facet of the Right to Life under Article 21.
This matter involves a challenge to the government's practice of including photographs of political figures in public-funded advertisements. The Supreme Court initially restricted the use of photographs, then later modified its order to permit the inclusion of Union and Chief Ministers, Governors, and other state ministers.
The Supreme Court considered the scope of remission powers regarding life convicts, particularly in cases involving life imprisonment instead of the death penalty.
The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment Act and the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act as unconstitutional and void on 16 October 2015. The Court held that legislative involvement in judicial appointments threatened judicial independence, despite criticism from government figures regarding the decision as reported on 19 October 2015.
The Supreme Court quashed the Central government's notification that included the Jat community in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBC), thereby denying them the benefit of job and educational reservations. The Court held that the government's decision was based on flawed conclusions about the social backwardness of the community.
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